Somewhere on the lake, far down the highway, a gunshot echoed across the water. Birds took off from the trees, their fluttering silhouettes dark against the sunset, and then both my parents were gone. I was completely alone in this world, with no one to shield me from the oncoming voids of death and old age.Sometimes, when I don’t recognize the ghost looking back at me in the mirror, I think of the fireworks on the lake. I think of the whistling right before the explosion, spider webs of light streaking across the sky, the water coated in a thin film of ash and memory. I think of my brother in his hoodie, staring up a night sky that was alive with the burning remains of freedom. He was the fireworks, and I was the ground: bathed in his light, in awe, lucky to be burned by his embers.I think of the ghosts I always assumed were waiting in the woods to haunt someone, too, and I realize that I can relate to them. I haunt the trees around our house, the furniture in our bedroom, the dishes in our kitchen. I stand on the back steps and stare at the trees, and I’m no longer a human, not quite a memory, but somewhere in between, some limbo that I share with Harvey and all his flaws. He’s a gas giant, glowing red and hot in the emptiness, and I am the cold, rocky world that can’t quite escape his gravity. I’m happy here. I’m okay with falling slowly toward the surface, the fiery death of a satellite.I've thought about going back to the lake, but after that year, there were no more fireworks. Eventually, the whole park closed and everyone went home and never came back. All that’s left are the stars overhead, the distant band of the milky way, explosions of white hot heat so far away now that we’ll never know them again.

From 2004 to 2006, JJ Thompson wrote a series of strange and idiosyncratic plays that delighted and enraged readers in equal measure. Staggeringly original, disarmingly surreal, charged with political righteousness and an almost devilish wit, Mr. Thompson's plays are a bizarre form of "outsider art" that blends the Manichean logic of the morality play with Brechtian modes of representation.From 2004 to 2006, JJ Thompson wrote a series of strange and idiosyncratic plays that delighted and enraged readers in equal measure. His work can be described as a bizarre form of "outsider art" that blends the Manichean logic of the morality play with Brechtian modes of representation. Staggeringly original, disarmingly surreal, charged with political righteousness and an almost devilish wit, Mr. Thompson's plays still have the power to bewitch and bewilder readers. Now, for the first time, we are proud to present the complete collected works of JJ Thompson, including his Linkful Triad Trilogy and the still-incomplete Stranger Trilogy.This book includes:The Rose on Martha's Breast:Part I of the Linkful Triad Trilogy. Martha is a normal girl with a deep secret. WHAT IS IT?A Gangster's Life Can Be in Jeopardy Too:Part II of the Linkful Triad Trilogy. What will Axel do when he finds himself facing the deadliest challenger of them all!What's Your Take on Cassavetes, Yo?Part III of the Linkful Triad Trilogy. John Cassavetes is a director of films with a single vice in life...Taste of SilenceIssei Sagawa is a serial killer. But what will he do when he finds himself with emotional attachments to one of his victims?A Brief History of CrimeJohn Kerry has won the Presidency. Will time be altered forever?The Abortionist's DaughterPart I of The Stranger Trilogy. Piper is a young woman in search of love. Will she find it in the most unlikely of places?Romance of the Three CommiesTwo small children realize the horror that lies beneath this cruel and unjust world!Leprosy Killed the LeperPart II of The Stranger Trilogy. A gay man and a straight man sit down to discuss their differences and discover they're not so different after all...Skeeter's InfernoSkeeter gets lost on a long, loensome trail, and encounters some people he thought he'd never see again...

"Come off it, Tiff. You had a choice: your family or your career. Remind me again, who did you chose? Oh, that's right, you chose those pigs in blue," June bellowed. After twelve years apart, June and Tiffany are reunited. Now face-to-face on opposite sides of the law, Tiffany must choose between her career and her family. It all comes down to this: lose her job or arrest her brother-in-law."Come off it, Tiff. You had a choice: your family or your career. Remind me again, who did you chose? Oh, that's right, you chose those pigs in blue," June bellowed, her eyes watery.After twelve years apart, sisters June and Tiffany are reunited. Now face-to-face on opposite sides of the law, Tiffany must once again choose between her career and her family. It all comes down to this: lose her job or arrest her brother-in-law?

William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West. Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry. When his father proposes that together they should recreate Buffalo Bill's stage show, "The Congress of Rough Riders of the World" for a contemporary audience, William refuses to have any part of it. When tragedy strikes, however, it is to his father that he must eventually return.

SUMMARY: Serenity Makepeace knows a lot about whole-grain bread, but she doesn't know beans about business. She's expanding her natural foods emporium to sell local handicrafts by mail -- which she hopes will benefit her offbeat artist community in Witt's End, Washington. But she needs a crack financial adviser to make her dream a reality -- so she charms her way into the office of Caleb Ventress, a handsome wolf in conservative clothing. An expert in the art of the deal, Caleb isn't sure what to make of the unconventional Serenity -- but there's no doubt he's attracted. A pass from a paragon of conformity -- even one as handsome as Caleb -- is more than free-spirited Serenity bargained for. But when a lethal blackmailer threatens her plans and perhaps her life, she puts her whole trust in the man who seems her complete opposite -- and the net result might be true love.

Most fairy tales end with a happily ever after. This is not a fairy tale. He is not her Prince Charming about to whisk her away into the sunset. This is a story about betrayal, lust, desire and, ultimately, revenge... And revenge can only lead to one thing. Tyler He was my stranger, my visitor, my shadow in the corner of my room. He stalked me, watched me, knew everything about me. But all I could do was sit and wait. I waited for him to visit me night after night. He was becoming my addiction, my craving, my obsession. He knew every inch of me, but I knew nothing about him. His calls himself Lotus and, as crazy as it sounds, I think I’m falling in love. Dean I wanted to take her, possess her, dominate her, and ruin her. I wanted to ravish her, please her, and consume her until I couldn’t take much more of her. She will want me to kiss her. She will want me to hold her all night so that she feels a connection with me. I would make it so that she would seek me out in the dark. The one that satisfies her ultimate fantasy. A stranger who sneaks into her room. Someone who gives her the ultimate pleasure, but also seeks to give her ultimate pain. Pain she has never had to endure. Pain that will eat away at her until there is nothing left. She was my nemesis, I was her lotus. And payback was a bitch.

Katie Donato and Dean Manion are total opposites. She's straight, he's gay. She's a serial monogamist, he's never been into commitment. But they both love sex, and a challenge. So when Katie tells Dean she thinks she could pleasure him better than he could ever satisfy her, he dares her to prove it-by sleeping together. Soon Katie and Dean are taking their friendship to places they never imagined. But what about the guys they're really interested in dating?

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These two classic works capture the tide of world events even as they unfold the compelling tale of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom. The multimillion-copy bestsellers that capture all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of the Second World War -- and that constitute Wouk's crowning achievement -- are available for the first time in trade paperback.

It's Burly's birthday and he's decided he'd like to have a lazy day on the beach with his friend Grum the groblin. Little does he know however, that a bank robber is also there trying to hide some gold coins he's stolen. Throw in a detective and his daughter Tara, a crab with attitude and the Toolkit Gang and poor Burly has more than his fair share of surprises!This is the third of the Burly and Grum Tales. Burlington Bear and Grum the groblin are great friends. It's Burly's birthday and he's decided he'd like to have a lazy day on the beach. Little does he know however, that a bank robber is also there trying to hide some gold coins he's stolen. Throw in a detective and his daughter Tara, a crab with attitude called King and the Toolkit Gang and poor Burly has more than his fair share of surprises!

A play about ‘second chances’ based upon the four 'Sleezy the Fox’ stories that the late Princess Diana used to read to her children, William and Harry when they were aged 9 and 7 years respectively. Written by the founder of ‘Anger Management’ courses in Great Britain in the 70s, the stories were originally written for the purposes of radio transmission and are highly popular with schools.This play has been adapted from the four ‘Sleezy the Fox’ stories, which were recorded in the early 1990s for the original purpose of radio transmission.The prominent theme of the story is one of ‘second chances’, something that all of us require from time to time in our lives.In my earlier years of development, I needed ‘second chances’ on many occasions and was lucky enough to have received ‘second chances’ at crucial periods of my life. ‘Second chances’ not only redeemed my character, but it also reformed my behaviour from that of thief to one of honest citizen.In later life, as a Probation Officer and the founder of ‘Anger Management’ courses in Great Britain in the early 70s, I was able to afford the opportunity of receiving a ‘second chance’ to many people who displayed aggressive impulses that they were initially unable to control and manage.When Princes William and Harry were 9 and 7 years old respectively, their mother came across these stories, contacted me and requested that I send her a copy of my 'Douglas the Dragon' and 'Sleezy the Fox' stories that she wanted to read to her sons at their bedtime. It is a nice thought to know that the next King of England was read the stories of ‘Sleezy the Fox’ as a child by his mother, the late Princess Diana.The play has been written in a manner that makes it ideally suitable to be performed by schools and is arranged in such a way as to make the inclusion of a number of selected and suitable songs at appropriately spaced junctures possible to turn it into a Musical Play.